The two-phase ignition is derived from racing technology, and it is said to burn cleaner and more efficient than traditional ...

When your car starts making a metallic knocking sound under the hood, you'd assume it could only be one thing: the engine. However, there are two common culprits, and they're definitely not the same.

With pre-chamber ignition technology growing in popularity due to its performance and efficiency benefits, Mahle Powertrain’s new jet ignition system (MJI) is here to improve engines while having no ...

Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at San Antonio are collaborating to develop methods to detect pre-ignitions in real-time. The researchers will first use laboratory-grade ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

BMW has unveiled a new engine technology that could help preserve one of its most beloved performance formulas in the face of increasingly strict emissions regulations. Called “M Ignite,” the new ...

Word has it the Blue Oval is looking into a high-efficiency powerplant for the next generation of the F-150 pickup. In addition to six cylinders arranged in a line rather than a vee, the mystery ...

Purdue University researchers are working on methods to use jet ignition technology to help power personal cars and other automobiles. (Stock photo) The same technology used in jets soon may be ...

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The demon of engine knock is something an owner of a traditional high-performance Pontiac knows all too well. An engine designed when 102-octane high test was at almost every fuel station in the ...